Declining Biodiversity

Species of animals that once inhabited our earth have slowly declined and many are because of human impact in the last 150 years but previous to that, ice ages and other environmental factors have been responsible for many species deteriorating previous to human beings on the earth. There are several factors that have caused the change in biodiversity such as deforestation, global warming (which is a big one), pesticides, and hunting. Global warming is the biggest contributor in my opinion as green house gasses cause climates to change. Animals have taken millions of years to adapt to these environments and with the climate changing so drastically so quickly it is impossible for them to adapt to the changes. Without these animals the web of life is altered and all animals on earth are connected in some way, including human beings. If one species dies off the rest suffers. There is a way to reduce and eventually stop this decline in animals but it involves governments, consumers and producers all to contribute to making it happen. The governments can play a part by protecting areas such as parks and campgrounds. This prevents deforestation and land development from taking over natural habitats and will ensure the preservation of species and fresh water. Consumers can make difference by reducing the emissions of green house gasses that are emitted in our daily lives. Electric cars and solar panels are already in progress but the efficiency and convenience of these products are making them difficult and expensive to obtain. Producers are a large part of declining biodiversity as well because of the emissions and mass amounts of land mass that these factories consume. For example car companies need lots of space to store cars that are produced. A solution to this could be looking to Asia for some of their land conserving ideas so we don't need to keep developing land farther and farther north.